ML Software Engineer: End-to-End Models & Impact

Sanlam; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanlam in Cape Town is expanding its digital first strategy with a Software Engineer (ML) role. You will own ML-driven features end-to-end, mentor juniors, and collaborate with product and design to translate requirements into production-ready solutions.

Expect to design ML pipelines, manage data workflows, and deploy scalable models using scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch, while ensuring best practices in testing, monitoring, and incident response.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/IT or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with ML frameworks and data pipelines.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and scalable architectures.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own ML-driven features from concept to production.
• Design and maintain data pipelines and ML workflows.
• Develop model serving APIs and monitoring.
• Collaborate with product and design teams on requirements.
• Contribute to team practices and code quality.

Skills

ML engineering

Data pipelines

Distributed systems

Python

Code reviews

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Algorithms & data structures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Sanlam in Cape Town is expanding its digital first strategy with a Software Engineer (ML) role. You will own ML-driven features end-to-end, mentor juniors, and collaborate with product and design to translate requirements into production-ready solutions.

Expect to design ML pipelines, manage data workflows, and deploy scalable models using scikit-learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch, while ensuring best practices in testing, monitoring, and incident response.